The former Minister of Finance, Ken Ofori-Atta, is trending on X for Wednesday, September 18, 2024, after Ghanaian-born American comedian, Michael Blackson, in a series of tweets, threatened to take the government of Ghana to the World Court after his investments were allegedly taken by the government.
Other trending topics are Michael Blackson, National Cathedral, Akufo-Addo, Otumfuo, Enough is Enough, and Jean Mensa.
Here’s a breakdown of why these topics are trending:
Ken Ofori-Atta
Netizens are criticising Ofori-Atta for overseeing what many consider the worst economy during his tenure, leading him to be branded as the worst finance minister.
Michael Blackson
Michael Blackson has accused the Ghanaian government of using his money he invested in Eurobonds to pay their Chinese debt.
He said the Eurobonds were meant to fund the activities of his school in Ghana.
National Cathedral
The pit for the National Cathedral construction has now turned into a swimming pool.
Demonstrators visited the site and found that the pit had collected a significant amount of water.
Some of them even jumped in to swim and have fun.
The National Cathedral is trending along with Akufo-Addo.
Jean Mensa
The EC chairperson is trending after a press release acknowledging receipt of the NDC’s petition was issued on Wednesday morning.
#EnoughIsEnoughDemo
The NDC protested against the EC on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, to address issues related to the provisional voters register.
They are demanding a forensic audit of the register.
Here are some tweets under the trending topics below:
I feel your pain, Mike. I stopped chasing my locked up 💰 at GCFM around 2021 after losing hope of ever getting it back.
— Gary Al-Smith (@garyalsmith) September 17, 2024
3 years on, I'm still getting texts from the Aggrieved GCFM Customers group.
This is real. This is life. This is @NAkufoAddo's legacy that we feel. Daily. https://t.co/Qbia6gT8ue pic.twitter.com/0uNztXAoyF
Before my Michael Blackson, our people were out there crying. The aged and pensioners cried out loud but our country failed them. The NPP chose to impoverish the hardworking Ghanaian just so they can continue to live lovingly pic.twitter.com/YMZlOhSHTO
— Abdul Hameed (@sayhameed) September 18, 2024
